Thalia
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Post-covid, just about everyone I know over the age of about 50 has had enough of work - the pettiness is getting pettier and the arseholes are getting arseholier. Some of us who can afford to have already walked, others are hanging by a thread. It's not just an isolated group either. Countrywide a huge amount of knowledge and experience has disappeared from the workforce so Rishi Sunak is desperately trying to figure out how to get 50+ somethings back into the labour market.
The thing about Jeremy Clarkson is that he falls within that demographic and is wealthy enough to never have to work again. He's a straight talking Yorkshireman so it wouldn't surprise me if he got sick of all the bullshittery and quit Amazon and ITV of his own accord. Amazon & ITV in damage control mode then announce that they have parted ways using his comments about 43 as a smokescreen.
TV is about making money & JC does that. Both channels knew what he is like when they signed him up but they wanted the controversy and the viewers.
You'd have to be pretty dumb to employ Clarkson to be Clarkson then sack Clarkson for being Clarkson. But what do I know...
The thing about Jeremy Clarkson is that he falls within that demographic and is wealthy enough to never have to work again. He's a straight talking Yorkshireman so it wouldn't surprise me if he got sick of all the bullshittery and quit Amazon and ITV of his own accord. Amazon & ITV in damage control mode then announce that they have parted ways using his comments about 43 as a smokescreen.
TV is about making money & JC does that. Both channels knew what he is like when they signed him up but they wanted the controversy and the viewers.
You'd have to be pretty dumb to employ Clarkson to be Clarkson then sack Clarkson for being Clarkson. But what do I know...